{"id":4447,"date":"2021-02-08T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2025-08-25T00:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:49:30","slug":"renewable-energy-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"An Easy Overview of Renewable Energy Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#What_Is_Renewable_Energy\" >What Is Renewable Energy?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Dirty_energy\" >Dirty energy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Types_of_renewable_energy_sources\" >Types of renewable energy sources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Hydropower\" >Hydropower<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Wind_energy\" >Wind energy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Solar_power\" >Solar power<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Bio-power\" >Bio-power<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/renewable-energy-sources\/#Geothermal_power\" >Geothermal power<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>In any discussion about climate change, renewable energy usually tops the list of changes the world can make to stave off the worst effects of rising temperatures. That&#8217;s because renewable energy sources such as solar and wind don&#8217;t emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.<\/p>\n<p>Clean energy has far more to recommend than just being &#8220;green.&#8221; The growing sector creates jobs, makes electric grids more resilient, expands energy access in developing countries, and helps lower energy bills. All of those factors have contributed to a renewable energy renaissance in recent years, with wind and solar setting new records for electricity generation.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 150 years or so, humans have relied heavily on coal, oil, and other fossil fuels to power everything from light bulbs to cars to factories. Fossil fuels are embedded in nearly everything we do, and as a result, the greenhouse gases released from the burning of those fuels\u00a0have reached historically high levels.<\/p>\n<p>As greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere that would otherwise escape into space,\u00a0average temperatures on the surface are rising. Global warming is one symptom of climate change, the term scientists now prefer to describe the complex shifts affecting our planet\u2019s weather and climate systems. Climate change encompasses not only rising average temperatures but also extreme weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats,\u00a0rising seas, and\u00a0a range of other impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, renewables\u2014like any source of energy\u2014have their own trade-offs and associated debates. One of them centers on the definition of renewable energy. Strictly speaking, renewable energy is just what you might think: perpetually available, or as the U.S. Energy Information Administration puts it, &#8220;virtually inexhaustible.&#8221; But &#8220;renewable&#8221; doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean sustainable, as opponents of corn-based ethanol or large hydropower dams often argue. It also doesn&#8217;t encompass other low- or zero-emissions resources that have their advocates, including energy efficiency and nuclear power.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Renewable_Energy\"><\/span><strong>What Is Renewable Energy?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Renewable energy, often referred to as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/issues\/clean-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clean energy<\/a>, comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished. For example, sunlight or wind keeps shining and blowing, even if their availability depends on time and weather.<\/p>\n<p>While renewable energy is often thought of as a new technology, harnessing nature\u2019s power has long been used for heating, transportation, lighting, and more. The wind has powered boats to sail the seas and windmills to grind grain. The sun has provided warmth during the day and helped kindle fires to last into the evening. But over the past 500 years or so, humans increasingly turned to cheaper, dirtier energy sources such as coal and fracked gas.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we have increasingly innovative and less-expensive ways to capture and retain wind and solar energy, renewables are becoming a more important power source, accounting for\u00a0more than one-eighth of U.S. generation. The expansion in renewables is also happening at scales large and small, from rooftop solar panels on homes that can\u00a0sell power back to the grid\u00a0to giant offshore wind farms. Even some entire\u00a0rural communities\u00a0rely on renewable energy for heating and lighting.<\/p>\n<p>As renewable use continues to grow, a key goal will be to\u00a0modernize America\u2019s electricity grid, making it smarter, more secure, and better integrated across regions.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dirty_energy\"><\/span><strong>Dirty energy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Non renewable, or \u201cdirty,\u201d energy includes fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal. Nonrenewable sources of energy are only available in limited amounts and take a long time to replenish. When we pump gas at the station, we\u2019re using a finite resource refined from crude oil that\u2019s been around since prehistoric times.<\/p>\n<p>Nonrenewable energy sources are also typically found in specific parts of the world, making them more plentiful in some nations than others. By contrast, every country has access to sunshine and wind. Prioritizing nonrenewable energy can also improve national security by reducing a country\u2019s reliance on exports from fossil fuel\u2013rich nations.<\/p>\n<p>Many nonrenewable energy sources can endanger the environment or human health. For example, oil drilling might require strip-mining Canada\u2019s boreal forest, the technology associated with fracking can cause earthquakes and water pollution, and coal power plants foul the air. To top it off, all these activities contribute to global warming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_renewable_energy_sources\"><\/span><strong>Types of renewable energy sources<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hydropower:<\/strong> For centuries, people have harnessed the energy of river currents, using dams to control water flow.\u00a0Hydropower\u00a0is the\u00a0world&#8217;s biggest source of renewable energy\u00a0by far, with China, Brazil, Canada, the U.S., and Russia as the leading hydropower\u00a0producers. While hydropower is theoretically a clean energy source replenished by rain and snow, it also has several drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Large dams can disrupt river ecosystems and surrounding communities, harming wildlife and displacing residents. Hydropower generation is vulnerable to silt buildup, which can compromise capacity and harm equipment. Drought can also cause problems. In the western U.S., carbon dioxide emissions over 15 years were 100 megatons higher than they normally would have been, according to a 2018 study, as utilities turned to coal and gas to replace hydropower lost to drought. Even hydropower at full capacity bears its own emissions problems, as decaying organic material in reservoirs releases methane.<\/p>\n<p>Dams aren&#8217;t the only way to use water for power:\u00a0Tidal and wave energy projects\u00a0around the world aim to capture the ocean&#8217;s natural rhythms. Marine energy projects currently generate an estimated\u00a0500 megawatts of power\u2014less than one percent of all renewables\u2014but the potential is far greater. Programs like Scotland\u2019s\u00a0Saltire Prize\u00a0have encouraged innovation in this area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wind:<\/strong>\u00a0Harnessing the wind as a source of energy\u00a0started more than 7,000 years ago. Now, electricity-generating wind turbines are proliferating around the globe, and China, the U.S., and Germany are the leading wind energy producers.\u00a0From 2001 to 2017, cumulative wind capacity around the world increased to more than 539,000 megawatts from 23,900 mw\u2014more than 22 fold.<\/p>\n<p>Some people may\u00a0object to how wind turbines look on the horizon\u00a0and to how they sound, but wind energy,\u00a0whose prices are declining, is proving too valuable a resource to deny. While most wind power comes from onshore turbines, offshore projects are appearing too, with the most in the U.K. and Germany. The first U.S. offshore wind farm opened in 2016 in Rhode Island, and\u00a0other offshore projects are gaining momentum. Another problem with wind turbines is that they\u2019re a danger for birds and bats, killing\u00a0hundreds of thousands annually, not as many as from\u00a0glass collisions\u00a0and other threats like habitat loss and invasive species, but enough that engineers are\u00a0working on solutions\u00a0to make them safer for flying wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solar:<\/strong> From home rooftops to utility-scale farms, solar power is reshaping energy markets around the world. In the decade between 2007 and 2017, the world&#8217;s total installed energy capacity from photovoltaic panels increased by a whopping 4,300 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to solar panels, which convert the sun&#8217;s light to electricity, concentrating solar power (CSP) plants use mirrors to concentrate the sun&#8217;s heat, deriving thermal energy instead. China, Japan, and the U.S. are leading the solar transformation, but solar still has a long way to go, accounting for around two percent of the total electricity generated in the U.S. in 2017.\u00a0Solar thermal energy\u00a0is also being used worldwide for hot water, heating, and cooling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biomass:<\/strong>\u00a0Biomass energy includes\u00a0biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, wood and wood waste, biogas from landfills, and municipal solid waste. Like solar power, biomass is a flexible energy source, able to fuel vehicles, heat buildings, and produce electricity. But biomass can raise thorny issues.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of corn-based ethanol, for example, say it competes with the food market for corn and supports the same harmful agricultural practices that have led to toxic algae blooms and other environmental hazards. Similarly, debates have erupted over whether it&#8217;s a good idea to ship wood pellets from U.S. forests over to Europe so that they can be burned for electricity. Meanwhile, scientists and companies are working on ways to more efficiently convert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/energy\/2014\/09\/140911-project-liberty-cellulosic-ethanol-us-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corn stover<\/a>,\u00a0wastewater sludge, and other biomass sources into energy, aiming to extract value from material that would otherwise go to waste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geothermal:<\/strong>\u00a0Used for thousands of years in some countries for cooking and heating,\u00a0geothermal energy is derived from the Earth\u2019s internal heat. On a large scale, underground reservoirs of steam and hot water can be tapped through wells that can go a mile deep or more to generate electricity. On a smaller scale, some buildings have\u00a0geothermal heat pumps\u00a0that use temperature differences several feet below ground for heating and cooling. Unlike solar and wind energy, geothermal energy is always available, but it has side effects that need to be managed, such as the rotten egg smell that can accompany released hydrogen sulfide.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hydropower\"><\/span>Hydropower<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hydropower is the most widely-used renewable power source, with the global hydroelectric installed capacity exceeding 1,295GW, accounting for more than 18% of the world\u2019s total installed power generation capacity and more than 54% of the global renewable power generation capacity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4453 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/hydropower-renewable-energy-sources-e1611204406718.jpg\" alt=\"hydropower - renewable energy sources\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The most common method of hydropower generation involves the construction of dams on rivers and releasing water from the reservoir to drive turbines. Pumped-storage-type plants represent another method of hydroelectricity generation.<\/p>\n<p>China has the biggest hydroelectric generation capacity in the world and hosts the world\u2019s largest hydropower plant, the Three Gorges (22.5GW). The nation accounted for approximately 40% of the total hydroelectric capacity added in the world in 2018. Brazil, the US, Canada, and Russia also have some of the biggest hydropower installations in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina has the biggest hydroelectric generation capacity in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hydropower projects have, however, become controversial in recent years due to the environmental and social impacts related to bio-diversity and human resettlement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wind_energy\"><\/span>Wind energy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The wind is the second most widely used renewable energy source, as global installed wind power capacity exceeded 563GW in 2018, accounting for approximately 24% of the world\u2019s total renewable energy generation capacity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/wind-renewable-energy-sources-e1611204479396.jpg\" alt=\"wind - renewable energy sources\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>China, with an installed capacity of more than 184GW, is the biggest wind energy generator in the world, followed by the US (94GW by the end of 2018). More than half of the 49GW wind power capacity added worldwide in 2018 was in China (20GW) and the US (7GW).<\/p>\n<p>Germany, Spain, India, the UK, Italy, France, Brazil, Canada, and Portugal are the other major wind power-producing countries, which together with China and the US, account for more than 85% of total wind power-producing capacity in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 8GW Jiuquan Wind Power Base in China currently ranks as the biggest onshore wind farm in the world, while the 659MW\u00a0Walney\u00a0Extension Offshore Wind Farm located in the Irish Sea, UK, is the biggest offshore wind farm.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solar_power\"><\/span>Solar power<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More than 486GW of installed capacity makes solar the third biggest renewable power source in the world, with photovoltaic (PV) technology being dominant. The use of concentrating solar power (CSP) technology is also on the rise, with the global CSP installed capacity reaching 5.5GW by the end of 2018. China, the US, Germany, Japan, Italy, and India possess the biggest solar PV capacity in the world, while Spain has 42% of the global CSP capacity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/solar-renewable-energy-sources-e1611204620625.jpg\" alt=\"solar - renewable energy sources\" width=\"500\" height=\"263\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The annual growth rate of cumulative solar energy capacity has averaged 25% during the last five years, which makes solar the fastest-growing renewable power source.<\/p>\n<p>Asia accounted for approximately 70% of the total 94GW of global solar power expansion in 2018, while the US, Australia, and Germany added 8.4GW, 3.8GW, and 3.6GW in new solar power projects during the year.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.17GW Noor Abu Dhabi solar project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently the biggest single-site solar power plant in the world.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bio-power\"><\/span>Bio-power<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bio-power is the fourth biggest renewable power source after hydro, wind, and solar. The world\u2019s net electricity production capacity from bio-mass currently exceeds 117GW, while global bio-power generation increased from 317TWh in 2010 to more than 495TWh in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Modern biomass, especially biofuels and wood pellets, are increasingly being used for heat and power generation, alongside traditional biomass sources such as agricultural by-products.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/biomass-renewable-energy-sources-e1611204702713.jpg\" alt=\"biomass - renewable energy sources\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The US, Brazil, China, India, Germany, and Sweden are currently the leading bio-power generators in the world. China, India, and the UK accounted for more than half of the world\u2019s total bioenergy capacity expansion in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The 740MW Ironbridge power plant located in Severn Gorge, UK, \u00a0is the world\u2019s biggest biomass-fuelled power plant, while the 140MW Vaskiluodon Voima plant in Finland is the biggest biogas plant in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Geothermal_power\"><\/span>Geothermal power<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Global geothermal power generation capacity exceeded 13.2GW in 2018 making it the fifth-biggest renewable source for electricity generation. Geothermal electricity generation exceeded 85TWh in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>One-third of the green energy generated using geothermal sources is electricity, while the remaining two-thirds is direct heat. The US, Philippines, Indonesia, Mexico, and Italy are the top five geothermal power producers in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The global geothermal capacity increased by 539MW in 2018, out of which Turkey\u2019s share was approximately 40%.<\/p>\n<p>The Geysers Geothermal Complex, located north of San Francisco in California, US, with 900MW of active production capacity, is the world\u2019s biggest geothermal power plant, followed by the 820MW Cerro Prieto geothermal power station in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Buy Equipment or Ask for a Service<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>By using Linquip RFQ Service, you can expect\u00a0to receive quotations from various suppliers across multiple industries and regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linquip.com\/get-quote?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=content&amp;utm_campaign=product_list&amp;utm_term=product_list&amp;utm_content=rfq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here to Request a Quotation From Suppliers and Service Providers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More On Linquip<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/non-renewable-energy-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Concise Intro to Non-Renewable Energy Sources in 2021<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linquip.com\/blog\/is-renewable-energy-cheaper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Renewable Energy Cheaper? 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That&#8217;s because renewable energy sources such as solar and wind don&#8217;t emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. 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